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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 16 Sep 2017

    Congress passed Fugitive Slave Act this week 1850:pic.twitter.com/hpH67B4Mx2

    11:47 AM - 16 Sep 2017
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    • Cody Esparza Arctic_Char J.P. Phadousal The Black Suffragist Elizabeth Karlsson Abitibi2000 Maschinenmensch🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Becky Fajkowski Kathleen Bolam
    31 replies 153 retweets 163 likes
      1. wcjackson‏ @wcjackson2 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I'm sure there were "some very fine people on both sides" of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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      1. Natalia A Kerr 🎨‏ @Oilpastelgal 16 Sep 2017
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        "That which is not just is not law...ought not be obeyed " W.L. Garrison

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      1. blue  🌊 rant  🌊‏ @web_rant 16 Sep 2017
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        blue  🌊 rant  🌊 Retweeted Michael Beschloss

        And the American police department was formed. Many still holding true to this original mission.https://twitter.com/BeschlossDC/status/909126562330693632 …

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        Michael BeschlossVerified account @BeschlossDC
        Congress passed Fugitive Slave Act this week 1850: pic.twitter.com/hpH67B4Mx2
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      1. I'm so mad I could VOTE‏ @serbgirl004 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Wow. Sobering. Thank you, as always @BeschlossDC .

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      1. Lordy‏ @Keljhou 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Dear God. How awful.

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      1. The Black Suffragist‏ @blacksuffraget1 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @Storymama01

        These runaway posters are heartbreaking, and they always give me a chill when I read them. I could've been Emily. 😢

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      2. Babyboomerography‏ @RobsRamblins 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Slavery-America's original sin.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. MyFaithKeepsMe‏ @645ciDIVA 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @RobsRamblins @BeschlossDC

        2nd sin😞 First was Native American massacre 😞

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      4. Babyboomerography‏ @RobsRamblins 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @645ciDIVA @BeschlossDC

        Yes, of course. I was talking about institutionalized slavery for US-1st people subrogation was "white man's destiny" ethos w/European roots

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      2. patricia‏ @pmcdonald16 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Democrats

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      3. terence  🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇬🇧‏ @pompanostrappo 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @pmcdonald16 @BeschlossDC

        And Republicans completely switched places with them. So none of your anachronistic fingerpointing

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Ginger Lyn  🍂 🍁 🍂‏ @Ginger_Lyn_66 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @pompanostrappo @pmcdonald16 @BeschlossDC

        Thank you. This tired false narrative is pathetic. As are those who still push it.

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      1. IndivisibleSYV, CA‏ @IndivisibleSYV 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        How utterly sad for #America that the #Hate & #Disrespect for #Humanity that allowed Slavery still is haunting our culture #takethemdown

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      2. Homebrewer Joe‏ @homebrewerjoe 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        It is hard to imagine that our country was once this cruel. We must never forget.

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      3. Natalia A Kerr 🎨‏ @Oilpastelgal 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @homebrewerjoe @BeschlossDC

        WAS?....What changed?

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      4. Homebrewer Joe‏ @homebrewerjoe 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Oilpastelgal @BeschlossDC

        Good point.

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      5. Natalia A Kerr 🎨‏ @Oilpastelgal 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @homebrewerjoe @BeschlossDC

        🌹

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      1. Irene Gilbert‏ @IreneGi62110050 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I hope Emily got away.

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      1. Twisted Philosopher‏ @Mamatkoonem 16 Sep 2017
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        Today we call it stand your ground.

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      2. Blake Harllee‏ @b_harllee 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        According to the #MAGA crowd, we're a nation of "law and order", so enforcing this actually a morally amazing thing to do!

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      3. Patrick Phillips‏ @CauseEffectPost 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @b_harllee @BeschlossDC

        and according to the states-rights-is code-for-slavery crowd, northern states that nullified this law within their borders were wrong?

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